Essays about: "textbooks and education"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 78 essays containing the words textbooks and education.

1. 1. Indigenous knowledge in education in north-east India

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk profession

   Author : Kaberi Singha; [2023-08-29]
   Keywords : Education for sustainable development ESD ; Indigenous knowledge IK ; North-East NE India; Critical pedagogy of Place; school curriculum;

   Abstract : Considering the need to preserve indigenous knowledge with relevance to the global ESD discourse, the purpose of this study is to explore and understand the value and status of indigenous knowledge (IK) in the context of integrating this in the formal school curriculum, with a focus in the North-eastern (NE) region of India. This study is grounded within the theoretical framework of Critical pedagogy of Place proposed by Gruenewald. READ MORE

3. 2. Social class representations and construction of entrepreneurial identities in Swedish ELT textbooks

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Cristina Elena Staicu; [2023]
   Keywords : Neoliberalism; social class; social inequality; entrepreneurialism; English textbooks; ELT; Sweden;

   Abstract : Modern societies across the globe have been deeply transformed by the rise of capitalism and neoliberalism in the last century. This has had a significant impact on education which has been reconfigured to meet the needs of the market rather than the needs of the learner. READ MORE

4. 3. “An accidental heroine” : An Investigation of Gender Representation and Gender-based Stereotypes in Swedish Digital EFL Learning Material

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Malin Ångström; [2023]
   Keywords : Gender representation; gender-based stereotypes; digital learning material; semantic types.;

   Abstract : The endeavour for gender equality and against gender-based patterns (stereotypes) are topics often discussed in relation to education. Correspondingly, extensive research on textbooks used in schools around the world has been conducted, some of which include the aspect of people beyond the binary. READ MORE

5. 4. Representation of Gender and Sexuality in Swedish ELT Textbooks : A Study of Language, Norms, and Stereotypes in Education

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Hanna Bixo; [2023]
   Keywords : Language; gender; sexuality; ELT; stereotypes; textbook research; norm critical pedagogy;

   Abstract : Issues regarding how gender and sexuality are represented within different discourses have gained increased attention in the past decades. Within the field of language, gender, and sexuality, topics such as sexist language, stereotypes and heteronormativity have been continuously problematised as means of sustaining societal norms. READ MORE

6. 5. Education fosters inclusion : How discourses on "Social and Political Education" school textbooks promote inclusive education during preadolescence and early adolescence in the greek educational context

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

   Author : Konstantina Giannakopoulou; [2023]
   Keywords : inclusive education; discourse; intersectionality; Social and Political Education; preadolescence; early adolescence; critical discourse analysis; Norman Fairclough; greek educational system; 2030 United Nations Agenda for Sustainable Development; συμπεριληπτική εκπαίδευση; συμπερίληψη; Κοινωνική και Πολιτική Αγωγή; πρωτοβάθμια εκπαίδευση; δευτεροβάθμια εκπαίδευση; κριτική ανάλυση λόγου;

   Abstract : Over the last decades inclusive education has emerged as the most effective, transformative way to promote and ensure equitable quality education for all and is totally attuned to the 2030 United Nations Agenda for Sustainable Development. This thesis aims to conduct research on how inclusive education in greek educational context is promoted through the school subject of "Social and Political Education" with the lens on discourses focusing on ages eleven to fifteen (11-15), during preadolescence and early adolescence. READ MORE